Posada update

The Dept of Heimat Security prosecutor, who is supposed to be trying to get Luis Posada Carriles deported to Venezuela (note, by the way: deported, not extradited, although Venezuela has demanded his extradition), instead more or less backed up his assertion that he would be tortured in Venezuela, even though Venezuela does not (at least not under the current government) torture people, nor would it be likely to torture an old man with a high profile if it did. Said the alleged prosecutor: “We have serious concerns about Mr. Posada’s claim to torture in Venezuela,” but helpfully added, “we have no opinion” about the claim. With the government not trying to deny the claim, the judge is forced to follow the only “evidence” that’s been presented, which was a statement, without supporting evidence, from one of Posada’s old cronies. Posada hopes to have his deportation deferred indefinitely, in which case he could actually be released. He plans to apply for US citizenship. (My sources: AP, the Miami Herald, Narcosphere.)